Issue 43/Features/Israel Holy Land In praise of crusader churches In the morning of 15 July 1099, the starving knights of the First Crusade broke through Jerusalem’s defences and stormed the Holy…
Issue 43/Features/Java Java: The Gua Made green masks About ten years ago a collector of ancient Indonesian art contacted my husband and me to ask our opinion on a group…
Issue 43/Features/Greece Greece: The battle of Marathon Most people today probably think Marathon has something to do with the Ancient Greek Olympics. In fact, there was no marathon race…
Issue 43/Travel On Hannibal’s Trail We have all heard of Hannibal. The general who crossed the Alps with his elephants and nearly brought Rome to its knees…
Issue 43/Travel/USA Postcard from Chicago Chicago is a very European city. With the wind whipping up Lake Michigan, it feels like Geneva on an autumnal day until…
Issue 42/Features/Italy Draining Herculaneum: conserving the site Should you be caught in a heavy rain storm in modern Ercolano, you will understand why the local residents talk about ‘lava’…
Issue 42/Features/Italy Windows to the Past Rome is an iconic city. From Grand Tour etchings to nocturnal portraits of the cityscape, Rome’s monuments have become familiar images. Yet…